Rotel A14 MKII: Flagship amplifier that guarantees excellent quality

The Rotel A14MKII integrated amplifier heads the redesigned 14 Series of audio components. The model has high technical characteristics and provides power of 80 W (8 Ohms) per channel. The flagship guarantees excellent quality music playback and...

Rotel A14 MKII
Rotel A14 MKII

The Rotel A14MKII integrated amplifier heads the redesigned 14 Series of audio components. The model has high technical characteristics and provides power of 80 W (8 Ohms) per channel. The flagship guarantees excellent quality music playback and provides the ability to connect signal sources via both analog and digital connectors. The built-in Bluetooth module with support for the aptX codec allows you to get great sound when wirelessly streaming.

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The Rotel A14MKII AB-class amplifier is the most powerful in the series and features rich functionality. The power supply is equipped with a proprietary toroidal transformer and foil capacitors with perforated plates (slit-foil capacitors). This design makes it possible to effortlessly handle heavy loads and dynamic peaks when transmitting an amplified signal. The contours of the model use carefully selected elements to ensure a minimum of distortion.

The Rotel A14MKII is equipped with a modern Texas Instruments digital-to-analog converter with a resolution of 32-bit/384kHz and supports MQA and MQA Studio formats (up to 24-bit/384kHz) when connected to a computer. LPCM reception up to 24 bit/192 kHz is available via S/PDIF connectors. The device is equipped with a remote control, and as an alternative, you can use a proprietary application for iOS or Android devices.

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The design of the model is distinguished by neatness and clean lines. In the center of the aluminum facade there is an LCD display and 9 source selector buttons. The left side is occupied by a power button with an LED diode, USB with support for Apple devices, a mini-jack for headphones and buttons for selecting speaker sets. To the right is the volume knob and keys for working with the menu (setting tones, balance, turning off the tone block, etc.).

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There is a full set of inputs: five analog RCA, incl. MM phono preamplifier connectors, two each coaxial and optical, PC-USB for PC or Mac (2 modes available: normal and asynchronous). There is a Pre Out and USB port that only charges and powers portable devices. There is a LAN port for integration into a local network in order to implement the ability to control by IP address and update software. There are trigger outputs, system bus connectors, IR input and RS-232 interface.

Characteristics of Rotel A14MKII

Output power 2 x 80 W (20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD less than 0.03%, 8 ohms)
Frequency range line inputs: 10 Hz – 100 kHz (± 0.5 dB), digital inputs: 10 Hz – 80 kHz (± 3 dB), phono input: 20 Hz – 15 kHz (± 0.5 dB)
Harmonic distortion less than 0.03% (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Intermodulation distortion less than 0.03%
Damping factor 220
S/L ratio noise line inputs: 100 dB, digital inputs: 103 dB, phono input: 90 dB
Input sensitivity/impedance line inputs: 230 mV/24 kOhm, phono input: 3.4 mV/47 kOhm
Output sensitivity/impedance Pre Out: 1, 2 V/470 Ohm
Adjustment of bass and treble tone ± 10 dB (100 Hz/10 kHz)
Texas Instruments DAC with 32-bit/384 kHz resolution
Built-in Bluetooth adapter, supports aptX codec
Possibility of setting a fixed volume level for each input and for Bluetooth reception yes
Function of auto-turning on the amplifier when a signal is detected at the digital input Signal Sense, can be assigned for each individual digital input
Display brightness adjustment yes
Inputs 4 linear RCA, MM phono preamplifier input (RCA), USB (iPhone/iPad/iPod support), 2 coaxial (24 bit/192 kHz), 2 optical (24 bit/192 kHz), PC-USB (USB for connecting to a computer, 2 operating modes: class 1.0 (24 bit/96 kHz), class 2.0, asynchronous (MQA support and MQA Studio (up to 24-bit / 384 kHz)), LAN port (Network)
3.5 mm headphone outputs, Pre Out (RCA)
Other switching RS-232 interface, 2 Rotel Link bus connectors, 2 trigger outputs, IR -input, USB Power (5 V/0.5 A) for charging portable devices, ground terminal Speaker
output 4 pairs of screw terminals
Power consumption 280 W, standby mode: less than 0.5 W
Remote control RR-AX1400, universal
Dimensions (WxHxD) 430x93x345 mm
Weight 8.2 kg